The Fontana History of Chemistry, which draws on both the author’s own original research and that of other scholars, is an unrivalled work of synthesis.Beginning with the first tentative chemical explorations, Dr Brock proceeds via the alchemists’ futile, but frequently profitable, efforts to turn lead into gold to recount the emergence of the modern discipline of chemistry as fashioned by Boyle, Lavoisier and Dalton. Brock chronicles chemical developments during the last 150 years...

Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre is an anthology of the best upcoming writers exploring the dark side of stoners, zombies, killer clowns, Disneyland, werewolves in night clubs, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Scottish hermit crabs. Includes new work by Roberta Rogow, Brian Rosenberger, Tim Johnson, C.C. Parker and Jenifer Jourdanne among others. Table of Contents Formaldehyde by C.C. Parker Doof Doof Doof by Paul Haines Peppercorn Rent by Roberta Rogaw Rats, Wrong Alley by Tim Johnson Brillia...

Although the spatial dimension is embedded in most issues studied by environmental and resource economics, its incorporation into economic models is not widespread. As a result, significant aspects of important problems remain hidden, which could lead to policy failures. This Element fills this gap by exploring how space can be integrated into environmental and resource economics. The emergence of spatial patterns in economic models through Turing's mechanism is explained and an extension ...

在訊息氾濫與假新聞轟炸的年代，我們如何做決定？透過隨機演化、社會與經濟行為，教你如何做正確的決策！__________________________________________________「易於理解，頗像康納曼**（Daniel Kahneman****）**的《快思慢想》與索羅維基**（James Surowiecki****）的《群眾的智慧》。」**──《金融時報》****（Financial Times**）**__________________________________________________人類進化過程鮮少有選擇的機會，即使在...

A biography of Henry Edward Armstrong, an underappreciated maverick in the history of chemistry.Fifth Business is a biography of the English chemist, educator, and scientific critic Henry Edward Armstrong. Today, Armstrong, who was a central figure in the development of the science of chemistry between 1885 and 1914, is more remembered for his campaigns to improve the teaching of chemistry, and science generally, and less for his theory of residual affinit...

William Morris (1834-1896), par son éclectisme, fut l’une des personnalités emblématiques du XIXe siècle. Peintre, architecte, poète et ingénieur, maniant avec autant de talent la plume que le pinceau, il bouleversa la société victorienne en refusant les standards instaurés par l’industrie conquérante. Son engagement dans la rédaction du manifeste socialiste fut la suite naturelle de cette révolution qu’il incarna dans l’habitat, les formes et les couleurs. Précurseur des designers du XXe ...

How people make decisions in an era of too much information and fake news.Humans originally evolved in a world of few choices. Prehistoric, preindustrial, and predigital eras required fewer decisions than today's all-access, always-on world of too much information. Economists have largely discarded the idea that agents act rationally and the market follows suit. It seems that no matter how small or innocuous a decision might seem, there's almost no way to guess the...

Through his eclecticism, William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the most emblematic personalities of the nineteenth century. Painter, architect, poet and engineer, wielding the quill as well as the brush, he jolted Victorian society by discarding standards established by triumphant industry. His commitment to the writing of the Socialist Manifesto was the logical result of the revolution he personified in his habitat, the form of his design and the colours he used. Forerunner of twentieth-c...

UNO SCAPOLO ALL'ALTARE di Andie BrockLa vita da scapolo calza alla perfezione a Orlando Cassano: tutto ciò in cui crede sono il duro lavoro e le distrazioni senza impegno. Questo fino a quando la sua avventura con Isobel Spicer non termina in maniera del tutto imprevista.L'ANELLO PIÙ PREZIOSO di Cathy WilliamsCostretta a sposare il figlio del rivale di suo padre, Alexa Caldini è determinata a imporre limiti ben precisi a quell'indesiderato accordo. Ma una volta sposata...

Seine eklektische Art machte William Morris (1834-1896) zu einem der eigenwilligsten und einflussreichsten Künstler des 19. Jahrhunderts. Er war gleichzeitig Maler, Architekt, Dichter, Kunstgewerbler, Ingenieur und Drucker und verstand es, den Federkiel genau so gut handzuhaben wie den Pinsel. Er brüskierte die viktorianische Gesellschaft mit ihrem industriellen Fortschrittsglauben und war keineswegs nur Erneuerer der Kunst und des Handwerks, sondern auch überzeugter Sozialreformer und Mit...

L'ISOLA DELLA SEDUZIONE di Louise FullerNola è determinata a vivere la sua vita facendo a meno di Ramsay, ma lui ha ben altri piani. C'è solo un modo per convincere la madre di suo figlio a dare una chance alla loro nuova famiglia: portarla nel suo personalissimo rifugio su un'isola tropicale.UN'EREDITIERA MISTERIOSA di Clare ConnellyRio Mastrangelo eredita da lui un'isola che sembra un angolo di paradiso, eppure decide di venderla al più presto. Quando si presenta la ...

Esposa de papelTara PammiElla sería su esposa… pero ¿a qué precio?Las caricias del jequeSusan StephensSeducida como su cenicienta secreta… ¿querrá ser su reina?Solo una noche contigoCathy Williams¡Unidos por una impactante consecuencia!Secuestro por amorAndie BrockFue secuestrada por su propia segurid...